Tangents and Normals
Tangents and Normals: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Tangents and Normals, Geometrical Meaning of Derivative of a Function, Equations of Normal at a Point on a Curve y=f(x) & Orthogonal Intersection of Two Curves etc.
Important Questions on Tangents and Normals
The subnormal at any point on the curve is a constant. Then the value of is

Find the abscissa of the point on the curve , the normal at which passes through origin is

The abscissa of the point on the curve the normal at which passes through origin is

The slope of the tangent to the curve at the point is equal to


The point on the curve , where the tangent makes an angle of with axis is,

Index numbers are used in:

If with a rise of in prices the wages are increased by the real wage increases by:

_____play a very important role in the construction of index numbers:

The criteria for an ideal estimator are:

In_____distribution, Mean = Variance:

An unbiased coin is tossed 3 times, the expected value of the number of heads is:


There are 6 positive and 8 negative numbers. Four numbers are selected at random without replacement and multiplied. Find the probability that the product is positive:

When , all the points in a scatter diagram would lie:

The SD of is known to be 10 then the of is:

If every observation is increased by 5 then:

Co-efficient of QD is equal to_____:

The equation of the curve which passes through the point and has the slope at any point is:

